The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-01
STATE FAIR OF 1887

uiuS, WHICH VIII no doubt secure a
large attendance of farmers. stock.
ralsers, etc, etc. Some of the most
important premiums are as follows
Cotten.-For largest yield from
five acres of land, $40; for best
hale, $50. The aggregate of tie
premiums for cotton is about $3.50
Tobacco.-FOr best ten pounds
bright lemon wrappers, $40; for
best ten pounds mahogany wrappers,
$40, with smaller premiums for other
grades, in all amounting TO about
$3.50.
FOR corn, wheat, oats, rye, rice,
pes, seeds, etc, ETC, the premiums
are very liberal /; some of them being
as high as $40. In these depart.
ments the premiums aggregate $3.50
Hay.-For the largest yielt from
one acre, the handsome premium OF
$50 is offered.
Horses.-This is an attractive por-
tlon of he premium list, especially
to the owners Of fine hotses. About
three hundred and fifty dollars are
offered in this department. There
will be no competition from horses
from other states, bnt all competing
for premiums must have been owned
in the state at least six months pre-
Ceding the fair. The fair authorities
have in view the encouragement OF
horse raising il our own state. This
is as it should be, and since our peo-
pie have gone into the grass grow
ing business so extensively, there IS
no reason why rs fine horses should
not be raised in North Carolina as
any other State in the Union.
Cattle,-The title raisers will be
especially pleased with the hand
some pfemiums Offered in this de
partment, the amount aggregating
about six hundred dollars, divided
between Jerseys, Gueruseys, Dew
onS, Ayrshlres. Short Horns, Hol-
stcins. HerefordS, and grades or
natives. In this department, cattle
competing for premiums must be
owned in the state. And iu>t here,
we would suggest to the executive
committee that the time has about
arrived when this department should
be confined to cattle raised in the
state. Nowhere in the South can be
found finer cattle than right here in
Wake equity. The recent cattle
show By the Wake County Cattle
Club would have done credit to any
state.
Sheep and swine-In these de-
partments, handsome premiums are
offered, also in the poultry depart
ment IN which several new strains
have been included.
In the other deparments-orchard
products and Horticulture, pantry
Supplies, manufactures. mercantile
displays, ladies' work, fine arts,
paintings, &c, agricultural imple-
ments and machinery, liberal premi-
ums are offered. The department of
paintings &C. offers special induce
ments to home artists, and indies
ations are that this department will
be well patronized.
The races.-There is at least one
excellent change in this department.
The runnlog races which ave be.
0hipct ionable to some of our people,
have been entirely omitted, and the
trials Of speed will be confined to
trottinc and to horses owned in the
state. In the past much OF the
money paid in this department has
neen taken out of the state to the
great dissatisfaction Of some of our
own citizens. The executive cons
mlttee has acted wisely in pr"vIilng
that this shall no longer be the case.
Racing is intended chiefly to
amuse visitors. and while the purses
.houlI always be sufficient to pay
the owners OF horsc cs j.: tlo trouble
and expense of attending the ialrS >
they should not be large enough to
encourage this spirit Of racing mere
ly for the amount Of the stakes.
Satisfactory rates have been Sc
cured from the railroads, and il our
people are blessed with good crops,
of G hich there is row every lndica-
ton. there will be larger attend
ance at the next fair, than has ever
been present on any similar occas-
ion.
The excellent and progressive
president of the society, w. q. Up
church Esq with his usual energy
is pushiny matters, and if the next
fair is not a success, it will not be
owing to his lndefatigable exertions'
and that of his progressive executive
committee, and the active aud efflc'-
ont secretary, Hon. Jno. Nichols,